BANGOR, Maine, high schoolers Mandy and Kris have the hots for a couple of cute guys, Joe and Andrew. Unfortunately for the girls, Joe and Andrew could not care less – the hunks want only each other in bed.

So begins “Vacationland,” directed, produced, photographed, edited and co-written by New York underground filmmaker Todd Verow.

The shot-on-video indie might have amounted to something if multitasking Verow – who based the story on his own early life in Bangor – had played that scenario for laughs. He does for a while, but about a third of the way through he loses control and allows “Vacationland” to turn dark and violent while delving a bit too deeply into some of the raunchy aspects of gay life.

Verow, a 39-year-old whose video features often screen at the New York Underground Film Festival, no doubt feels deeply about “Vacationland.” But the autobiographical script meanders and the acting never solidifies. Besides, the leads look too old to be in high school – maybe even college.

Running time: 104 minutes. Not rated (sex, nudity). At the Two Boots Pioneer Theater, Avenue A and Third Street.